Bottle-crate.



Patenten sept. 4, |900.

. T.` BUOKER. Borna CRATE;

gApplcation filed Ju1y`28, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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,Il INU UNITEDy STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS BOOKER, OF HAMILTON, CANADA.

BOTTLE-C RATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,390, datedSeptember 4, 1900.

Application filed Iuly 28, 1900. Serial No. 261139. (No model.)

Beit known that I, THOMAS HOOKER, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Hamilton, in the Province of Ontario and Dominionof Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Crates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in` theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in crates for shipping bottles,jugs, and the like, and has for its object to provide a shipping orpacking box or crate having upper and lower `compartments to receive andembrace the bottles, said compartments being adjustable to receivebottles of different sizes and heights and eectively connected andbraced to obviate liability of breakage of the bottles while in transit.j

With this mand other minor objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel fea-- tures of construction, combination, and ar' aperspective view of the compartment-frames` detached. Fig. 5 is an endview thereof.

The box or crate comprises in its organization an outer containing-caseand upper and lower compartment-frames arranged therein,

each compartment-frame consisting of a se-` ries of horizontal parallelrods, 'a series ofslats slidably mounted on said rods, so as to beadjusted to form therewith the spaces or compartments to receive thebody portions of the bottles, and uprights adjustably connected to theprojecting ends of rods on the upper and lower compartment-frames tobrace and hold the same in proper relation, the con-y struction beingsuch that the upper compart# ment-frame may be raised and lowered toadapt the device for receiving bottles of different heights and thecompartments of each frame adjusted toreceive bottles of dilferentsizes.

The numeral l in the drawings represent-s the outer containing-case,which may be of any approved size and is of rectangular form. In thiscase are placed the upper and lower compartment-frames 2 and 3, eachcomprising a series of horizontal parallel rods 4 and a series ofvertically-disposed slats 5, provided lat regular intervals withorifices 6, whereby they are mounted transversely on the rods to slidetoward and from each other and form, with the said rods, a series ofspaces or compartments 7 to receive the bottles, which spaces orcompartments may be varied in size to correspond to the size of thebottle, jug,or like container to be packed or shipped by adjusting theslats on the rods in a manner readily understood. The spaces orcompartments of the lower compartmentframe are designed to receive thelower ends Vof the body portions of the bottles and the spaces orcompartments of the upper frame the upper ends of the body portions ofthe bottles j ust below the necks, whereby the bottles may be securelyheld in position and prevented from moving and becoming chipped orbroken while in transit. The rods 4 are fof such lengt-h as to bearagainst the end walls of the box or case l and the slats 2 of the properlength to bear against the side `Walls thereof, whereby lateral shiftingof the parts of the upper and lower compartmentframes is obviated. Theslats are held from shifting from their proper positions on the rods bytacks, set-screws, or other suitable fastening devices 5*.

-The compartment -frames are securely A"braced'and connected by uprights8, four in number, which are arranged in pairs at the endsof the framesand are provided adjacent to their upper and lower ends with a series oforifices 9 .whereby they are adapted to be fitted upon the projectingends of some of the rods -i thereby maintain the two frames in properrelation. By means of the series of orifices 9 the uprights are adaptedto adjustably connect the two compartment-frames, so that the positionof the lower frame relative to the bottom of the case and the positionof the to support the upper com partment-frame, and

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upper fra-me relative to said lower frame may be varied, as desired, tosuitfdiierent heights of bottles.

In packing thecase or crate for storage or shipment it will beunderstood that the botties are inserted from above Adown intothevcoinciding spaces or compartments of the two frames, the bottoms of thebottles resting on the bottom of the case l.

vided, whereby bottles of dierent sizes and. heights may be shipped ortransported from. place to place without liability of breakage or othercasual injury. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

` In a crate for shipping bottles, jugs and ythe g Y like, thecombination, with an inclosing box By this construc tion a simple andeifective container is prolor casing, of upper and lower interior comf opartment-frames each comprising a series of parallel horizontal rods, aseries of parallel slats adjustably mounted on said.rods and ,formingtherewith compartments to receive bottles, means for adjustably securingthe slatsto the rods, and uprights arranged at the ends of the framesand adapted to adjustably engage the projecting ends of the rods,whereby the compartment-frames are adjustably connected and braced,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof` VI have hereunto set myhandin presence of twosubscribing witnesses. l

t THOMAS BOOKER. Witnesses: Y 1 i f THOMAS HoBsoN,

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